The Jerry Agar Show

Mark Towhey, in for Jerry Agar, is joined by CTV News political commentator Thomas Mulcair to discuss a series of emails that show that federal officials were consulted on how to respond to questions in indirect manners.

We take calls on inflated grades post-pandemic in high school and if that means kids are working harder or are teachers grading easier?

Dr. Mitch Shulman joins the show to talk about the dangers facing the Canadian medical system after reports of an increase of grave medical errors is up by 36% in Quebec

NewsTalk 1010 legal expert Boris Bytensky joins the show to talk about the 22 year-old man arrested at Pearson Airport after authorities 'wrongfully' finds cocaine in luggage

You wont believe what's really holding back the creation on new housing...construction approvals.  The processing time for zoning and site plan approvals grossly exceeds the required timelines under Ontario's More Homes for Everyone act. (Bill 109) 

Mark Towhey, in for Jerry Agar, make an argument for getting rid of every streetcar in the city and replacing them with buses.  Do streetcar still make sense in a city racked with gridlock? 

Award winning author and investigative journalist Sam Cooper joins Mark Towhey, in for Jerry Agar, on, on how the Canadian Government has been repeatedly warned about interference by not only China but India also.     

The Ontario government is set to anoint the mayors of a number of municipalities with the same strong mayor powers bestowed upon Toronto's mayor but how does that sit with you?

NewsTalk 1010's  science  expert and bat expert Dan Riskin explains why the colourful birds are expanding their turf and why bats are their targets.

The city of Toronto is financially in a tough spot but the Ontario director of the Canadian Tax payers association is suggesting the city return to the last budget former mayor John Tory "pushed through" before stepping down from his position. 

A report released by the provinces sports gambling regulator revealed what the province took in, in just one year...and it may change your mind about whether or not Ontario should be in the game.

Mark Towhey fills in. Do you have a friend in your life so important to you that out would take them to therapy to sort out the issue?  Have you ever embraced the alternative and broken up with a friend?

Mark Towhey fills in. A new poll from the Canadian Federation of  Independent  Businesses has their sites set on the Toronto Mayoral election but are business hearing what they are looking for from the candidates?

Do we need a new floating stat holiday that you could set on your own?

Does it matter that a series of campaign images were created by AI?

Are you still upset at the public/ private partnership with these safeguards in place?

Canadian schools looking to ban cell phones in class are getting pushback from parents. Is there a good reason for them?

What do new transit stats really tell us?  Violent incidents are down but “major crime” is up?

Is it a lifeline for struggling restaurants, or a nuisance for city citizen?

National Post contributor Tom Blackwell joins Deb Hutton, in for Jerry Agar today, to dive deep into David Johnston's numerous connections to China that ensure his stepping down from his position as Independent Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference  was the right move

A new study suggests the way to increase the amount of your staff that works from the office may be to pay them to offset the benefits they have experienced while working from home.  Is that our new reality?

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is very vocal about stripping the funding from the boradcaster, others are suggesting more funding to ensure the CBC can go ad-free, but is the mandate of the network outdated? 

Communications  expert Bob Reid joins us to weigh in the best and worst communication plays of the week.

Seriously.    What is the better companion?    A cat or dog? The Munk Debates may set the record straight.

Whether it’s Federal, Provincial, or Municipal it doesn’t feel like we’re solving any of our issues.